Browsing: Health and mental wellbeing


TUE
12:17PM

Employers falling short on duties to pregnant workers

Employers have been reminded of their WHS duties to pregnant and parent workers, and urged to make ergonomic adjustments where needed, after a major project found these workers continue to face "vast discrimination, disadvantage, and bias".


MON
11:53AM

Q&A: Wellbeing program reduces stress and anxiety, and targets sedentary risks

A major law firm is targeting body, mind, culture and place through a holistic wellbeing program with strategies ranging from "desk stretch cards" to vicarious trauma training, and its employees are reaping the rewards with reductions in depression, stress and anxiety.



THU
12:55PM

Tick-and-flick anti-harassment exercises damaging workplace health and safety efforts

Disingenuous attempts by companies to curb s-xual harassment in response to increased attention on the matter are damaging the chances for change, according to the latest instalment of a landmark Australian study.


WED
3:45PM

Broderick to review compliance with positive safety duty

Former Federal S-x Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has been tasked with shifting her focus to a new sector and ensuring employers are complying with their positive duties to prevent harassment and protect the safety of staff.


THU
11:38AM

Safety lawyer warns of WHS risks in harassment probes

A recent workers' comp dispute has illustrated the "tricky climate" new legislation on workplace s-xual harassment has created for employers, and the need to adapt processes to specific complaints, a senior safety and employment lawyer says.


WED
3:40PM

How to counter surging workplace health problem

The rate of work-related dermatitis has nearly doubled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a major review has identified two effective methods to prevent the "ubiquitous" skin condition.



THU
3:50PM

EU-OSHA unpacks impact of psychosocial risks during pandemic and ongoing hazards

A major study spanning the European Union has found the COVID-19 pandemic was a "formative event" for workers' mental health. It found many workers experienced increasing stress, mainly linked to two factors, and employers must continue to proactively monitor potentially health-damaging working conditions.


WED
3:55PM

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